Chapter 912: Unpopular? Not really!
"The Lakers are asking for a substitution! Powell went off and it was ...... who came on No. 24, Kobe Bryant!! ”
WHAT……?!
When the referee gave the substitution gesture, everyone was dumbfounded. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Kobe Bryant, back on the court??
Something is wrong!
Although in the playoffs, Kobe Bryant's average playing time reached 40 minutes per game, but Kobe Bryant played almost full in the first quarter, and only three minutes passed in the second quarter before he switched back.
And if you replace Vujacic and replace Kobe, it means......
"Lakers want to play small-ball ?!!"
Cole's eyes were sharp-eyed and he saw Phil Jackson's intentions, and his eyes lit up in disbelief.
Yes, in the regular season, the Lakers once played a small-ball lineup when facing Philadelphia. But it was the regular season, and even if it was the Christmas game, the victory or defeat was just an addition to the final record.
Is it different now, when it was proven that it failed to destroy Philadelphia's small ball and use it again in the Finals?
What's going on in Phil's head?
“KOBE!”
The trademark one-handed whistle, before Kobe Bryant came on the court, Jackson called Kobe Bryant again.
“WHAT?”
Bryant turned back.
"No ball."
Phil Jackson's eyes shone with wisdom.
“I-KNOW-IT。”
Bryant nodded and went back to the court.
None, no ball......??
The videographer next to him only thought that he must have misheard.
Kobe Bryant, playing without the ball?
This lineup??
What does that mean?
"Good! An unexpected substitution, Phil Jackson deserves to be a super coach, and the choice made at this time is really bold! ”
Smith finally recovered from the shock, and said: "Now the Lakers' lineup, point guard Famar, scoring guard Shannon Brown, Kobe Bryant top to small forward, big forward is Luke Walton, center Odom!" ”
This lineup is not ordinary......!
Seeing the lineup sent by the Lakers, Chen Mu, who was resting on the bench, was also shocked.
I remember that during the Christmas war, the Lakers once put on a similar five-small lineup. Now Odom plays center, Wharton power forward, and although the two interior lines are not good at attacking the basket, they are very slippery with one hand.
Outside Famar and Shannon Brown, one is good at pitching and the other is good at buckling, and the two complement each other.
The most terrifying thing is Kobe, after switching to the small forward position, this was originally more of a scoring machine on the court before LeBron and others appeared, and it played Bryant's greatest attack sharpness just right.
Except for Shannon Brown, the players in the rest of the positions can control the ball, pass the ball, and respond.
Kobe Bryant playing without the ball?
It's not a fantasy.
In fact, Kobe Bryant seems to be very sticky to the ball, but as a super scoring machine that has mastered almost all basketball-related offensive methods, Kobe Bryant can still exert infinite power without the ball.
What's even more terrifying is that as long as Kobe Bryant opens this point, Philadelphia's defense will involuntarily shrink to Kobe's side. Because other players are the same with the ball alone, this tendency to shrink the defense is further aggravated.
So Kobe Bryant lived, and the other positions were all lived.
That's the superstar gravity ......!
"Kobe Bryant catches the ball, do you want to play alone? No, just pass the ball out and Luke Wharton gets the ball in the ribs...... Strike! Nice transfer ball! Kobe Bryant's shot is successful! ”
"Famar was very well entangled, Iverson was a little struggling to pass the ball...... Blunder! Bryant steals and sends a pass directly, and Odom responds with a high pass in the middle circle...... Shannon Brown slams a dunk to score! Human helicopters!! ”
'Korver had a chance, a shot from mid-range...... Kobe Block! Ha ha! Where did a mamba snake pop up! There is no need to control the ball by himself, the Lakers play a quick pass, Kobe Bryant takes the ball outside the three-point line to the inside, Wharton moves to the weak side, and Farmar ...... Big diagonal pass to Bryant, three-point ...... Middle-middle-middle!! ”
Playing a wonderful offensive coordination in a row, the Lakers' offense opened wide and closed. The Lakers, who have always been good at playing superstars, actually played a Princeton tactic similar to what the Kings were best at at at this critical moment in the Finals. Bryant became the core of the attack, and the two interior players who can pass the ball worked together perfectly, and all kinds of wonderful strategies and assists gave Famar and Brown opportunities to play.
In the rest of the positions, perhaps the Lakers in the transition section are just a poor man's version of the king. But in Kobe, and Odom, there have been upgrades. The key is......
"At this time, the slightest change of pace and tactics will overwhelm Philadelphia!"
Webb became a little anxious, and Philadelphia obviously didn't expect Phil Jackson to play this hand at this moment. The defense was in chaos all of a sudden, and after a while, the offense went wrong.
Iverson and Milicic, who were supposed to do whatever they wanted above Farmar and Powell, were completely lost in the Lakers' dazzling array of combinations.
The defense is leaky, the offense is iron, even if he is about to retire, but when Iverson actually has an open basket and misses the layup, fans know that Philadelphia is in trouble.
"Substitution! Play now!! ”
Carlisle was anxious and let the main team come back again, but the infinite physical Kobe Bryant was still on the court, and after the Lakers changed back to most of the starters, the interior combination of Gasol and Odom was even more terrifying than the previous Wharton.
After many passes and assists, Gasol finally seized the opportunity and came to the baseline with a back-to-back dunk with both hands.
"Roar ......!!!"
After landing, Gasol was full of pride, and roared at Chen Mu almost face to face.
"Snake spirit disease."
LOOKING BACK, CHEN MU, WHO HAD FINISHED COMPLAINING, IMMEDIATELY RESPONDED WITH A HALF-TURNED SPACE FINGERROLL WITH HIS BACK AND BODY, AS IF CHAMBERLAIN WAS POSSESSED.
But the Lakers have already begun to gain momentum.
This kind of aristocratic team, as long as it gets serious and starts to gain momentum, it is even more difficult to hold it again.
"Boss!"
The offense was strong, and the Lakers' defense also began to exert its power, continuously blocking Philadelphia's offensive tactical runs. In desperation, Lowry passed the ball to Chen Mu.
Chen Mu leaned back and began to turn around, and before he came to the familiar bottom line position, a figure appeared in front of him.
"Smack!"
Artest, reach out and steal.
Hitters......!!
Chen Mu's hands were reddened, and he couldn't say anything with his teeth, Atai's body was too wide, and the referee behind him couldn't see clearly, and the basketball had been delivered to Kobe.
Kobe Bryant, gorgeous singles.
"Bang bang bang!"
In the continuous crotch, everyone knows that Kobe Bryant is going to shoot, and everyone knows that Kobe is going to play alone, but there is no way.
Iguodala did it to the extreme, not jumping when Bryant leaned on his back and turned to feint. But when Kobe Bryant returned to the right position and lifted the ball with one hand, the Philadelphia Flyers still couldn't bear it and jumped up.
"It's still a feint!!"
This ball...... Didn't take a step?!
When Bryant flew to Iguodala, took a sideways step, and scored with a one-handed shot with his left hand, the Wachovia fans went crazy.
No, no, no, no, no!!
Carlisle stomped his feet in a hurry, Philadelphia is in this state, no matter how you look at it!
Fortunately, there is still Chen Mu in Philadelphia.
"This way!"
Frontcourt cover, send Curry to the ribs, the rookie broke through the half-step one-handed return pass, Chen Mu received the ball and a feint to fix Odom, and then went straight to the basket.
Teardrop throwing!
Under the basket in front of him, Gasol was still there, Chen Mu threw a teardrop and threw a one-handed throw, and the basketball flew in a gorgeous arc and fell heavily to the basket.
Middle!
"Bitten! The score still bites!! ”
Miller was also a little excited, and he was about to sit still, getting up and staring at the court, for fear of missing a change.
"Fisher has a three-point chance...... No throwing, feints, Lowry flies, leans forward...... Whistle foul! Three free throws!! ”
“NOOOOOOOO――!!”
Philadelphia fans hate it, Lowry's performance of being a supergod and a superghost has lasted all season. In some of the Eastern Conference Finals, Lowry looked like an All-Star point guard. But maybe it was the next game two days later, and Lowry looked clumsy again, and was played with all kinds of tricks.
Fisher made all three free throws from the free throw line, and at halftime, the Lakers took the lead.
"Awful!"
In the half-time locker room, no one knows. All the press cameras were shut out, and the angry Philadelphia coach threw a tantrum inside, and the ceiling of anger was about to be torn down.
The players were already unhappy in their hearts, and being yelled at by the coach like this made them even more chaotic, and they were all a little depressed.
And it wasn't until after the game that Carlisle realized one thing:
What makes him angry is the poor performance of the players on the pitch.
But what really made him so angry was the tactical problem.
"In terms of small tactics, Carlisle already has the potential to be a historical manager. But in terms of grand strategy, I am afraid that throughout the entire history of basketball, there are few people who can compare with Phil. ”
Barkley, who has never been afraid of anyone and is not convinced, sighed sincerely after seeing the starting lineup given by the Lakers in the second half.
Fisher, Kobe, Ariza, Odom, Gasol.
No Bynum, no Artest.
The Lakers found a pain point in Philadelphia, and not only did not stop, but intensified their onslaught.
Replacing Artest with Ariza is even more of a genius, and the slower Artai is used to change Curry in Philadelphia's offensive strategy. Curry's agility gave Artest a lot of trouble, but after replacing it with Ariza, who is tall and long-armed, Curry's little trick didn't work.
After all, it's still a rookie......!
Chen Mu, who tried his best to score points in anxious moments, grabbed rebounds, sent blocks, sent assists, and took steals, also shook his head frequently after seeing Curry completely lose his crosshairs in the second half.
“…… Toot! ”
So, when the final whistle sounded, a result that I didn't know if it should be considered an unpopular or not, appeared. (To be continued.) )